Recognised as Colour
#E87A40
- #E87A40
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#E87A40 is a orange with RGB values 232, 122, 64 and HSL 21°, 79%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#E87A40#E87A40
HEX#E87A40
RGBrgb(232, 122, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4784, 0.251
RGB percentages91%, 47.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(20.7, 78.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.7, 72.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 72.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,235,648
CSS custom property--colour: #E87A40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#1785BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40AEE8
Analogous#E8405A, #E8CE40
Triadic#40E87A, #7A40E8
Split complementary#40E8CE, #405AE8
Tetradic#5AE840, #40AEE8, #CE40E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G122
B64
Red232 (91%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue20.71°
Saturation (HSL)78.5%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 7A · B 40
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